2016 FIA World Endurance Championship

2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season
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The 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season was the fifth edition of the FIA World Endurance Championship auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars meeting four ACO categories. The season began at the Silverstone Circuit in April and ended at the Bahrain International Circuit in November, and included the 84th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This season was also the last WEC season for Audi Sport Team Joest as they decided not to race in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship Season.

Schedule[]

The ACO announced a provisional calendar during the 2015 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas in September 2015. The calendar retains the eight rounds from 2015, but adds the 6 Hours of Mexico City at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The World Sportscar Championship previously visited Mexico City in 1991. The Nürburgring round has been moved a month forward to July to close the gap after Le Mans.^[1]

A test session was held prior to the start of the season at Circuit Paul Ricard in March, while the mandatory test for the 24 Hours of Le Mans was held in the first week of June.^[1]

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Location	Date
1	6 Hours of Silverstone	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone, United Kingdom	17 April
2	WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Spa, Belgium	7 May
3	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	Le Mans, France	18–19 June
4	6 Hours of Nürburgring	Nürburgring	Nürburg, Germany	24 July
5	6 Hours of Mexico^[2]	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	Mexico City, Mexico	3 September
6	6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas	Circuit of the Americas	Austin, United States	17 September
7	6 Hours of Fuji	Fuji Speedway	Oyama, Japan	16 October
8	6 Hours of Shanghai	Shanghai International Circuit	Shanghai, China	6 November
9	6 Hours of Bahrain	Bahrain International Circuit	Sakhir, Bahrain	19 November

Entries[]

The FIA unveiled an entry of 32 cars for the 2016 season on 5 February, divided into four categories: Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) and 2 (LMP2), and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) and Amateur (LMGTE Am).

LMP1[]

Key
Full-season entry	Additional entry (†)
Eligible for all championship points	Eligible only for Drivers' championship points

Entrant/Team	Car	Engine	Hybrid	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Porsche Team	Porsche 919 Hybrid	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	Hybrid	M	1	Timo Bernhard^[3]	All
						Mark Webber^[3]	All
						Brendon Hartley^[3]	All
					2	Romain Dumas^[3]	All
						Neel Jani^[3]	All
						Marc Lieb^[3]	All
ByKolles Racing Team	CLM P1/01	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6		D	4	Simon Trummer^[4]	All
						Oliver Webb^[5]	All
						James Rossiter^[6]	1–2
						Pierre Kaffer^[4]	3–5, 7–9
Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	Hybrid	M	5	Sébastien Buemi^[7]	All
						Kazuki Nakajima^[7]	All
						Anthony Davidson^[7]	1–4, 6–9
					6	Mike Conway^[7]	All
						Stéphane Sarrazin^[7]	All
						Kamui Kobayashi^[7]	All
Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R18	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6	Hybrid	M	7	André Lotterer^[8]	All
						Marcel Fässler^[8]	All
						Benoît Tréluyer^[8]	1–3, 5–9
					8	Oliver Jarvis^[8]	All
						Lucas di Grassi^[8]	All
						Loïc Duval^[8]	All
Rebellion Racing	Rebellion R-One	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6		D	12	Nick Heidfeld^[9]	1–4
						Nicolas Prost^[9]	1–4
						Nelson Piquet Jr.^[10]	1–3
						Mathias Beche^[9]	4
					13	Dominik Kraihamer^[9]	All
						Alexandre Imperatori^[9]	All
						Mathéo Tuscher^[9]	All

LMP2[]

Entrant/Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
G-Drive Racing	Oreca 05	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	26	Roman Rusinov^[11]	All
					René Rast^[12]	1–6, 9
					Nathanaël Berthon^[11]	1–2
					Will Stevens^[13]	3, 7–8
					Alex Brundle^[14]	4–9
	Gibson 015S			38†	Simon Dolan^[11]	2–3
					Jake Dennis^[11]	2–3
					Giedo van der Garde^[11]	2–3
SMP Racing	BR Engineering BR01	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	27	Maurizio Mediani^[15]	All
					Nicolas Minassian^[15]	All
					David Markozov^[16]	2
					Mikhail Aleshin^[17]	3, 7–9
				37	Vitaly Petrov^[15]	All
					Viktor Shaytar^[15]	All
					Kirill Ladygin^[15]	All
Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ligier JS P2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D M	30	Scott Sharp^[18]	1–6
					Ed Brown^[18]	1–6
					Johannes van Overbeek^[18]	1–6
					Sean Gelael^[19]	7–9
					Antonio Giovinazzi^[19]	7–8
					Giedo van der Garde^[19]	7, 9
					Tom Blomqvist^[20]	8
					Tom Dillmann^[21]	9
				31	Pipo Derani^[18]	All
					Ryan Dalziel^[18]	All
					Chris Cumming^[18]	All
Baxi DC Racing Alpine	Alpine A460	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	35	David Cheng^[22]	All
					Ho-Pin Tung^[22]	All
					Nelson Panciatici^[23]	1–6
					Paul-Loup Chatin^[24]	7–9
Signatech Alpine	Alpine A460	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	36	Gustavo Menezes^[25]	All
					Nicolas Lapierre^[25]	All
					Stéphane Richelmi^[26]	All
Strakka Racing	Gibson 015S	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	42	Jonny Kane^[27]	1–7
					Nick Leventis^[27]	1–6
					Danny Watts^[27]	1–3
					Lewis Williamson^[28]	4–7
RGR Sport by Morand	Ligier JS P2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	43	Filipe Albuquerque^[29]	All
					Bruno Senna^[29]	All
					Ricardo González^[29]	All
Manor^[30]	Oreca 05	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	44	Tor Graves^[31]	1–4
					James Jakes^[31]	1–2
					Will Stevens^[31]	1–2
					Matt Rao^[17]	3, 5–9
					Roberto Merhi^[13]	3, 6–7
					Antônio Pizzonia^[32]	4
					Matthew Howson^[33]	4
					Richard Bradley^[34]	5–9
					Alfonso Toledano Jr.^[34]	5
					Alex Lynn^[35]	8–9
				45†	Matt Rao^[31]	1–2, 4
					Richard Bradley^[36]	1–2, 4
					Roberto Merhi^[37]	1–2, 4, 9
					Tor Graves^[38]	7–8
					Alex Lynn^[38]	7
					Shinji Nakano^[38]	7
					Roberto González^[35]	8–9
					Mathias Beche^[35]	8
					Julien Canal^[21]	9

LMGTE Pro[]

Entrant/Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GTE	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	51	Gianmaria Bruni^[39]	All
					James Calado^[39]	All
					Alessandro Pier Guidi^[17]	3
				71	Davide Rigon^[39]	All
					Sam Bird^[39]	All
					Andrea Bertolini^[17]	3
Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Ford GT	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	66	Olivier Pla^[40]	All
					Stefan Mücke^[40]	All
					Billy Johnson^[40]	1–3
				67	Andy Priaulx^[40]	All
					Harry Tincknell^[40]	All
					Marino Franchitti^[40]	1–6
Dempsey-Proton Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	77	Richard Lietz^[41]	All
					Michael Christensen^[41]	All
					Philipp Eng^[17]	3
Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	95	Nicki Thiim^[42]	All
					Marco Sørensen^[42]	All
					Darren Turner^[42]	1–3
				97	Richie Stanaway^[42]	1–5, 7–8
					Fernando Rees^[42]	1–3, 6
					Jonathan Adam^[42]	2–3, 9
					Darren Turner^[43]	4–9

LMGTE Am[]

Entrant/Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Larbre Compétition	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8	M	50	Pierre Ragues^[44]	All
					Yutaka Yamagishi^[44]	1–5, 7
					Paolo Ruberti^[44]	1–2, 4
					Jean-Philippe Belloc^[45]	3
					Ricky Taylor^[46]	5–9
					Lars Viljoen^[47]	6
					Romain Brandela^[35]	8–9
KCMG	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	78	Christian Ried^[48]	All
					Wolf Henzler^[48]	All
					Joël Camathias^[48]	All
AF Corse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	55†	Duncan Cameron^[17]	3
					Aaron Scott^[17]	3
					Matt Griffin^[17]	3
				83	François Perrodo^[49]	All
					Emmanuel Collard^[49]	All
					Rui Águas^[49]	All
Gulf Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	86	Michael Wainwright^[50]	All
					Adam Carroll^[50]	All
					Ben Barker^[50]	All
Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	88	Khaled Al Qubaisi^[51]	All
					David Heinemeier Hansson^[51]	All
					Klaus Bachler^[52]	1
					Patrick Long^[51]	2–5, 7–9
					Kévin Estre^[53]	6
Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D M	98	Paul Dalla Lana^[54]	All
					Pedro Lamy^[54]	All
					Mathias Lauda^[54]	All
				99†	Andrew Howard^[17]	3
					Liam Griffin^[17]	3
					Gary Hirsch^[17]	3

Technical changes[]

The FIA have introduced a number of changes to the LMP1 cars for 2016 to reduce their speed. This is due to the 2015 cars being significantly faster than 2014 with most track records broken in 2015. The pace of development of the hybrid powertrains has resulted in cars racing with more than 1000 hp.^[55]

Results and standings[]

Race results[]

The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.

Rnd.	Circuit	LMP1 Winners	LMP2 Winners	LMGTE Pro Winners	LMGTE Am Winners	Report
1	Silverstone	No. 2 Porsche Team	No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand	No. 71 AF Corse	No. 83 AF Corse	Results
1	Silverstone	Marc Lieb Neel Jani Romain Dumas	Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna Ricardo González	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas	Results
2	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest	No. 36 Signatech Alpine	No. 71 AF Corse	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
2	Spa-Francorchamps	Oliver Jarvis Lucas di Grassi Loïc Duval	Gustavo Menezes Nicolas Lapierre Stéphane Richelmi	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Results
3	Le Mans	No. 2 Porsche Team	No. 36 Signatech Alpine	No. 68 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA	No. 83 AF Corse	Results
3	Le Mans	Marc Lieb Neel Jani Romain Dumas	Gustavo Menezes Nicolas Lapierre Stéphane Richelmi	Sébastien Bourdais Dirk Müller Joey Hand	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas	Results
4	Nürburgring	No. 1 Porsche Team	No. 36 Signatech Alpine	No. 51 AF Corse	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
4	Nürburgring	Mark Webber Brendon Hartley Timo Bernhard	Gustavo Menezes Nicolas Lapierre Stéphane Richelmi	Gianmaria Bruni James Calado	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Results
5	Mexico City	No. 1 Porsche Team	No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand	No. 97 Aston Martin Racing	No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Results
5	Mexico City	Mark Webber Brendon Hartley Timo Bernhard	Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna Ricardo González	Darren Turner Richie Stanaway	Khaled Al Qubaisi Patrick Long David Heinemeier Hansson	Results
6	Austin	No. 1 Porsche Team	No. 36 Signatech Alpine	No. 95 Aston Martin Racing	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
6	Austin	Mark Webber Brendon Hartley Timo Bernhard	Gustavo Menezes Nicolas Lapierre Stéphane Richelmi	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Results
7	Fuji	No. 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
7	Fuji	Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi	Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle Will Stevens	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Results
8	Shanghai	No. 1 Porsche Team	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	Results
8	Shanghai	Mark Webber Brendon Hartley Timo Bernhard	Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle Will Stevens	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Results
9	Bahrain	No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	No. 95 Aston Martin Racing	No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Results
9	Bahrain	Oliver Jarvis Lucas di Grassi Loïc Duval	Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle René Rast	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen	Khaled Al Qubaisi Patrick Long David Heinemeier Hansson	Results

Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car for each category in qualifying. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race result points allocation was doubled. Furthermore, a race must complete three laps under green flag conditions in order for championship points to be awarded.

Points System
Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Other Classified
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	0.5

Driver championships[]

Five titles were offered to drivers in the 2016 season. The World Championship was reserved for LMP1 and LMP2 drivers, while the World Cup for GT Drivers was available for drivers in the LMGTE categories. Further, three FIA Endurance Trophies were also awarded to drivers in the LMP2 and LMGTE Am categories, and privateers in the LMP1 category.

World Endurance Drivers' Championship[]

Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	Total points
1	Marc Lieb	Porsche Team	1	2	1	4	4	4	5	4	6	160
1	Neel Jani	Porsche Team	1	2	1	4	4	4	5	4	6	160
1	Romain Dumas	Porsche Team	1	2	1	4	4	4	5	4	6	160
2	Oliver Jarvis	Audi Sport Team Joest	Ret	1	3	2	15	2	2	5	1	147.5
2	Lucas di Grassi	Audi Sport Team Joest	Ret	1	3	2	15	2	2	5	1	147.5
2	Loïc Duval	Audi Sport Team Joest	Ret	1	3	2	15	2	2	5	1	147.5
3	Mike Conway	Toyota Gazoo Racing	2	Ret	2	6	3	3	1	2	5	145
3	Stéphane Sarrazin	Toyota Gazoo Racing	2	Ret	2	6	3	3	1	2	5	145
3	Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota Gazoo Racing	2	Ret	2	6	3	3	1	2	5	145
4	Mark Webber	Porsche Team	Ret	16	10	1	1	1	3	1	3	134.5
4	Brendon Hartley	Porsche Team	Ret	16	10	1	1	1	3	1	3	134.5
4	Timo Bernhard	Porsche Team	Ret	16	10	1	1	1	3	1	3	134.5
5	André Lotterer	Audi Sport Team Joest	EX	5	4	3	2	6	Ret	6	2	104
5	Marcel Fässler	Audi Sport Team Joest	EX	5	4	3	2	6	Ret	6	2	104
6	Benoît Tréluyer	Audi Sport Team Joest	EX	5	4		WD	6	Ret	6	2	70
7	Dominik Kraihamer	Rebellion Racing	3	3	Ret	7	5	7	6	17	7	66.5
7	Alexandre Imperatori	Rebellion Racing	3	3	Ret	7	5	7	6	17	7	66.5
7	Mathéo Tuscher	Rebellion Racing	3	3	Ret	7	5	7	6	17	7	66.5
8	Sébastien Buemi	Toyota Gazoo Racing	16	17	NC	5	Ret	5	4	3	4	60
8	Kazuki Nakajima	Toyota Gazoo Racing	16	17	NC	5	Ret	5	4	3	4	60
8	Anthony Davidson	Toyota Gazoo Racing	16	17	NC	5		5	4	3	4	60
9	Gustavo Menezes	Signatech Alpine	8	7	5	8	7	8	9	11	11	47
9	Nicolas Lapierre	Signatech Alpine	8	7	5	8	7	8	9	11	11	47
9	Stéphane Richelmi	Signatech Alpine	8	7	5	8	7	8	9	11	11	47
10	Roman Rusinov	G-Drive Racing	7	11	6	Ret	12	10	7	8	9	36
11	Filipe Albuquerque	RGR Sport by Morand	5	10	11	9	6	9	8	10	10	30
11	Bruno Senna	RGR Sport by Morand	5	10	11	9	6	9	8	10	10	30
11	Ricardo González	RGR Sport by Morand	5	10	11	9	6	9	8	10	10	30
12	Will Stevens	Manor	Ret	14								26.5
12	Will Stevens	G-Drive Racing			6				7	8		26.5
13	René Rast	G-Drive Racing	7	11	6	Ret	12	10			9	26
14	Nick Heidfeld	Rebellion Racing	4	4	13	17						25.5
14	Nicolas Prost	Rebellion Racing	4	4	13	17						25.5
15	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Rebellion Racing	4	4	13							25
16	Pipo Derani	Extreme Speed Motorsports	6	8	14	10	8	13	11	12	12	20
16	Ryan Dalziel	Extreme Speed Motorsports	6	8	14	10	8	13	11	12	12	20
16	Chris Cumming	Extreme Speed Motorsports	6	8	14	10	8	13	11	12	12	20
Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	Total points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position

World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers[]

Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	Total points
1	Nicki Thiim	Aston Martin Racing	3	Ret	2	3	3	1	5	4	1	156
1	Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin Racing	3	Ret	2	3	3	1	5	4	1	156
2	Davide Rigon	AF Corse	1	1	Ret	2	4	3	4	5	3	134
2	Sam Bird	AF Corse	1	1	Ret	2	4	3	4	5	3	134
3	Gianmaria Bruni	AF Corse	2	Ret	Ret	1	2	2	3	3	2	128
3	James Calado	AF Corse	2	Ret	Ret	1	2	2	3	3	2	128
4	Stefan Mücke	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	5	Ret	1	4	11	13	2	2	6	118
4	Olivier Pla	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	5	Ret	1	4	11	13	2	2	6	118
5	Andy Priaulx	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	4	2	10	12	5	4	1	1	4	117.5
5	Harry Tincknell	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	4	2	10	12	5	4	1	1	4	117.5
6	Darren Turner	Aston Martin Racing	3	Ret	2	5	1	5	6	Ret	5	115
7	Richie Stanaway	Aston Martin Racing	Ret	3	3	5	1		6	Ret		88
8	Michael Christensen	Dempsey-Proton Racing	9	4	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	74
8	Richard Lietz	Dempsey-Proton Racing	9	4	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	74
9	Billy Johnson	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	5	Ret	1							60
10	Jonathan Adam	Aston Martin Racing		3	3						5	56
11	Emmanuel Collard	AF Corse	6	6	4	8	8	12	9	8	10	55.5
11	François Perrodo	AF Corse	6	6	4	8	8	12	9	8	10	55.5
11	Rui Águas	AF Corse	6	6	4	8	8	12	9	8	10	55.5
12	Fernando Rees	Aston Martin Racing	Ret	3	3			5				55
13	Marino Franchitti	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	4	2	10	12	5	4				54.5
14	Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin Racing	7	5	Ret	7	Ret	7	8	7	Ret	38
14	Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin Racing	7	5	Ret	7	Ret	7	8	7	Ret	38
14	Paul Dalla Lana	Aston Martin Racing	7	5	Ret	7	Ret	7	8	7	Ret	38
15	Khaled Al Qubasi	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	11	10	5	10	7	11	12	10	8	34.5
15	David Heinemeier Hansson	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	11	10	5	10	7	11	12	10	8	34.5
16	Patrick Long	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing		10	5	10	7		12	10	8	33.5
Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	Total points

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Private Team Drivers[]

Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	Total points
1	Dominik Kraihamer	Rebellion Racing	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	2	1	193
1	Alexandre Imperatori	Rebellion Racing	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	2	1	193
1	Mathéo Tuscher	Rebellion Racing	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	2	1	193
2	Oliver Webb	ByKolles Racing Team	3	3	Ret	Ret	2	2	Ret	1	2	109
2	Simon Trummer	ByKolles Racing Team	3	3	Ret	Ret	2	2	Ret	1	2	109
3	Nick Heidfeld	Rebellion Racing	2	2	1	2						104
3	Nicolas Prost	Rebellion Racing	2	2	1	2						104
4	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Rebellion Racing	2	2	1							86
5	Pierre Kaffer	ByKolles Racing Team			Ret	Ret	2		Ret	1	2	61
6	James Rossiter	ByKolles Racing Team	3	3								30
7	Mathias Beche	Rebellion Racing				2						18

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers[]

Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	Total points
1	Gustavo Menezes	Signatech Alpine	4	1	1	1	2	1	3	4	3	199
1	Nicolas Lapierre	Signatech Alpine	4	1	1	1	2	1	3	4	3	199
1	Stéphane Richelmi	Signatech Alpine	4	1	1	1	2	1	3	4	3	199
2	Filipe Albuquerque	RGR Sport by Morand	1	4	6	2	1	2	2	3	2	166
2	Bruno Senna	RGR Sport by Morand	1	4	6	2	1	2	2	3	2	166
2	Ricardo González	RGR Sport by Morand	1	4	6	2	1	2	2	3	2	166
3	Roman Rusinov	G-Drive Racing	3	5	2	Ret	7	3	1	1	1	162
4	Pipo Derani	Extreme Speed Motorsports	2	2	8	3	3	5	5	5	4	116
4	Ryan Dalziel	Extreme Speed Motorsports	2	2	8	3	3	5	5	5	4	116
4	Chris Cumming	Extreme Speed Motorsports	2	2	8	3	3	5	5	5	4	116
5	René Rast	G-Drive Racing	3	5	2	Ret	7	3			1	111
6	Alex Brundle	G-Drive Racing				Ret	7	3	1	1	1	98
7	Will Stevens	Manor	Ret	8								92
7	Will Stevens	G-Drive Racing			2				1	1		92
8	Jonny Kane	Strakka Racing	5	Ret	4	4	4	Ret	6			66
9	Kirill Ladygin	SMP Racing	8	9	3	6	Ret	6	10	7	8	63
9	Vitaly Petrov	SMP Racing	8	9	3	6	Ret	6	10	7	8	63
9	Viktor Shaytar	SMP Racing	8	9	3	6	Ret	6	10	7	8	63

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers[]

Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	Total points
1	Emmanuel Collard	AF Corse	1	2	1	2	2	6	2	2	3	188
1	François Perrodo	AF Corse	1	2	1	2	2	6	2	2	3	188
1	Rui Águas	AF Corse	1	2	1	2	2	6	2	2	3	188
2	Khaled Al Qubaisi	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	5	6	2	4	1	5	5	4	1	151
2	David Heinemeier Hansson	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	5	6	2	4	1	5	5	4	1	151
3	Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin Racing	2	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	1	1	Ret	149
3	Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin Racing	2	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	1	1	Ret	149
3	Paul Dalla Lana	Aston Martin Racing	2	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	1	1	Ret	149
4	Patrick Long	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing		6	2	4	1		5	4	1	130
5	Christian Ried	KCMG	4	4	6	EX	3	2	3	3	2	121
5	Wolf Henzler	KCMG	4	4	6	EX	3	2	3	3	2	121
5	Joël Camathias	KCMG	4	4	6	EX	3	2	3	3	2	121
6	Pierre Ragues	Larbre Compétition	3	3	5	3	Ret	3	6	5	5	108
7	Michael Wainright	Gulf Racing	Ret	5	3	5	4	4	4	6	4	106
7	Adam Carroll	Gulf Racing	Ret	5	3	5	4	4	4	6	4	106
7	Ben Barker	Gulf Racing	Ret	5	3	5	4	4	4	6	4	106
8	Yutaka Yamagishi	Larbre Compétition	3	3	5	3	Ret		6			73

Manufacturer championships[]

Two manufacturers' titles were contested, one for LMPs and one for LMGTEs. The World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers is only open to manufacturer entries in the LMP1 category, while the World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers allows all entries from registered manufacturers in LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am to participate. The top two finishing cars from each manufacturer earn points toward their total.

World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship[]

Pos.	Manufacturer	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	Total points
1	Porsche	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	3	324
1	Porsche	Ret	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	6	324
2	Audi	Ret	1	3	2	2	2	2	5	1	266
2	Audi	EX	3	4	3	5	6	Ret	6	2	266
3	Toyota	2	5	2	5	3	3	1	2	4	229
3	Toyota	3	Ret	NC	6	Ret	5	4	3	5	229

World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers[]

Pos.	Manufacturer	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	Total points
1	Ferrari	1	1	4	1	2	2	3	3	2	294
1	Ferrari	2	6	Ret	2	4	3	4	5	3	294
2	Aston Martin	3	3	2	3	1	1	5	4	1	287
2	Aston Martin	7	5	3	5	3	5	6	7	5	287
3	Ford	4	2	1	4	5	4	1	1	4	241.5
3	Ford	5	Ret	8	11	11	12	2	2	6	241.5
4	Porsche	8	4	5	6	6	6	7	6	7	123
4	Porsche	9	7	6	9	7	8	10	9	8	123

Team championships[]

All categories award a team trophy for each individual entry, although LMP1 is limited to entries not from a manufacturer.

FIA Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams[]

Pos.	Car	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	Total points
1	13	Rebellion Racing	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	2	1	193
2	4	ByKolles Racing Team	3	3	Ret	Ret	2	2	Ret	1	2	109
3	12	Rebellion Racing	2	2	1	2						104

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams[]

Pos.	Car	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	Total points
1	36	Signatech Alpine	4	1	1	1	2	1	3	4	3	199
2	43	RGR Sport by Morand	1	3	6	2	1	2	2	3	2	169
3	26	G-Drive Racing	3	4	2	Ret	7	3	1	1	1	164
4	31	Extreme Speed Motorsports	2	2	8	3	3	5	5	5	4	116
5	30	Extreme Speed Motorsports	8	5	7	9	8	7	4	2	5	78
6	37	SMP Racing	7	7	3	6	Ret	6	10	7	7	71
7	42	Strakka Racing	5	Ret	4	4	4	Ret	6			66
8	27	SMP Racing	9	Ret	5	8	6	4	8	6	8	62
9	35	Baxi DC Racing Alpine	6	Ret	Ret	7	5	8	9	8	6	42
10	44	Manor	Ret	6	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	7	9	9	29

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams[]

Pos.	Car	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	Total points
1	95	Aston Martin Racing	3	Ret	2	3	3	1	5	4	1	156
2	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	4	2	5	7	5	4	1	1	4	141
3	71	AF Corse	1	1	Ret	2	4	3	4	5	3	134
4	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	5	Ret	1	4	7	7	2	2	6	129
5	51	AF Corse	2	Ret	Ret	1	2	2	3	3	2	128
6	97	Aston Martin Racing	Ret	3	3	5	1	5	6	Ret	5	109
7	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	6	4	4	6	6	6	7	6	7	88

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams[]

Pos.	Car	Team	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	Total points
1	83	AF Corse	1	2	1	2	2	6	2	2	3	188
2	88	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	5	6	2	4	1	5	5	4	1	151
3	98	Aston Martin Racing	2	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	1	1	Ret	149
4	78	KCMG	4	4	5	EX	3	2	3	3	2	125
5	50	Larbre Compétition	3	3	4	3	Ret	3	6	5	5	112
6	86	Gulf Racing	Ret	5	3	5	4	4	4	6	4	106

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[Calendar-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "2016 FIA WEC Calendar Announced, Mexico Race Added". DailySportsCar. 19 September 2015. http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/09/19/2016-fia-wec-calendar-announced-mexico-race-added.html.

[Mexico-2] "WEC Launches 6H Mexico Event". Sportscar365. 14 March 2016. http://sportscar365.com/features/wec-launches-6h-mexico-city-event-with-press-conference/.

[Porsche_lineup-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 Dagys, John (28 November 2015). "Porsche Retains Full-Season LMP1 Lineup for 2016". sportscar365.com. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/porsche-retains-full-season-lmp1-lineup-for-2016/.

[Kaffer_Trummer-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Khorounzhiy, Valentin (5 February 2016). "Kaffer, Trummer back with ByKolles". motorsport.com. http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/kaffer-trummer-back-with-bykolles-671960/.

[Kolles_Webb-5] Dagys, John (7 March 2016). "Webb Completes ByKolles Lineup". sportscar365.com. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/webb-completes-bykolles-lineup/.

[Kolles_Rossiter-6] ten Caat, Marcel (5 April 2016). "Rossiter Completes ByKolles Lineup For Silverstone, Spa". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/rossiter-completes-kolles-lineup-for-silverstone-and-spa/.

[Toyota_lineup-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 ^7.5 "Toyota GAZOO Racing Outlines 2016 Motorsports Activities". Toyota. 4 February 2015. http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/detail/11057630.

[Audi_lineup-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 Dagys, John (28 November 2015). "Audi Unveils 2016 R18 e-tron quattro". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/audi-unveils-2016-r18-e-tron-quattro/.

[Rebellion-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 ^9.5 Dagys, John (27 January 2016). "Rebellion Confirms Return to LMP1 Privateer in 2016". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/rebellion-confirms-return-to-lmp1-l-in-2016/.

[Piquet-10] Dagys, John (7 March 2016). "Piquet Joins Rebellion for Early Season WEC Races". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/piquet-joins-rebellion-for-early-season-wec-races/.

[Jota_G-Drive-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 ^11.4 DiZinno, Tony (3 February 2016). "Jota Sport to Run G-Drive Program in FIA WEC, ELMS". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/jota-sport-to-run-g-drive-program-in-fia-wec/.

[Rast-12] Khorounzhiy, Valentin (4 March 2016). "Rast joins G-Drive for full WEC season". Motorsport.com. http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/rast-joins-g-drive-for-full-wec-season-677316/.

[Stevens_Merhi-13] 13.0 ^13.1 Dagys, John (2 June 2016). "Merhi Replaces Stevens at Manor for 24H Le Mans". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/merhi-replaces-stevens-at-manor-for-24h-le-mans/.

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[SMP_lineup-15] 15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 ^15.3 ^15.4 Dagys, John (2 February 2016). "No SMP Racing Ferrari in 2016". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/no-ferrari-return-for-smp-racing-in-2016/.

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[LM_Entry-17] 17.00 ^17.01 ^17.02 ^17.03 ^17.04 ^17.05 ^17.06 ^17.07 ^17.08 ^17.09 ^17.10 "List of the competitors, drivers and cars invited to the administrative checkings & scrutineering - Sunday 12th & Monday 13th June 2016". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2016/24-heures-du-mans/entry-list-24-heures-du-mans-2016.pdf.

[ESM_lineup-18] 18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 ^18.3 ^18.4 ^18.5 DiZinno, Tony (2 December 2015). "ESM Adds Cumming, Derani to 2016 WEC Lineup". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/esm-adds-cumming-derani-to-2016-wec-lineup/.

[ESM_Shakeup-19] 19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 Dagys, John (19 September 2016). "ESM Confirms Shakeup in Driver Lineup". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/esm-set-for-driver-shakeup/.

[ESM_Blomqvist-20] Dagys, John (20 October 2016). "Blomqvist Joins ESM for 6H Shanghai". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/blomqvist-joins-esm-for-6h-shanghai/.

[BahrainEntries-21] 21.0 ^21.1 "6 Hours of Bahrain - Provisional Entry List". FIA World Endurance Championship. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. http://www.fiawec.com/wpphpFichiers/1/press_area/45/605/FIAWEC2016_6_hours_of_Bahrain_provisional_entry_list_061116.pdf.

[DC_Racing-22] 22.0 ^22.1 Dagys, John (5 February 2016). "DC Racing Enters WEC with Alpine-Nissan LMP2 Effort". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/dc-racing-enters-wec-with-alpine-nissan-lmp2-effort/.

[Panciatici-23] Khorounzhiy, Valentin (4 March 2016). "Signatech place Panciatici with Baxi DC Racing in WEC". Motorsport.com. http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/signatech-place-panciatici-with-baxi-dc-racing-in-wec-677393/.

[Chatin-24] Dagys, John (13 October 2016). "Chatin Replaces Panciatici at DC Racing Alpine". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/chatin-replaces-panciatici-at-dc-racing-alpine/.

[Menezes_Lapierre-25] 25.0 ^25.1 DiZinno, Tony (5 February 2016). "Lapierre, Menezes First Two Drivers Set at Signatech Alpine". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/lapierre-menezes-first-two-drivers-set-at-signatech-alpine/.

[Richelmi-26] Khorounzhiy, Valentin (4 March 2016). "Ex-GP2 driver Richelmi set to join Signatech in WEC". Motorsport.com. http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/ex-gp2-driver-richelmi-set-to-join-signatech-in-wec-677339/.

[Silverstone_Entries-27] 27.0 ^27.1 ^27.2 "Official Entry List". FIA World Endurance Championship. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. http://www.fiawec.com/races/6-hours-of-silverstone/official-entry-list.html.

[Strakka_Williamson-28] "Williamson To Make LMP2 Debut With Strakka At The Nürburgring". DailySportsCar. 5 July 2016. http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/07/05/williamson-to-make-lmp2-debut-with-strakka-at-the-nurburgring.html.

[RGR-29] 29.0 ^29.1 ^29.2 Dagys, John (3 February 2016). "RGR Sport by Morand Launched; Albuquerque, Senna Confirmed". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/rgr-sport-by-morand-launched-albuquerque-senna-confirmed/.

[30] Noble, Jonathan (4 February 2016). "WEC unveils 32-car entry list for 2016". Motorsport.com. http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/wec-unveils-32-car-entry-list-for-2016-671838/.

[Manor_Rao-31] 31.0 ^31.1 ^31.2 ^31.3 "Manor adds Ex-F3 racer Matt Rao to its WEC line-up in second car". Autosport. Haymarket Press. 7 March 2016. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123150.

[Manor_Pizzonia-32] "6 Hours of Nürburgring 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - Provisional Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. http://www.fiawec.com/wpphpFichiers/1/press_area/41/549/FIAWEC2016_6_hours_of_Nuerburgring_provisional_entry_list_070716.pdf.

[Nurburgring_Thursday-33] Dagys, John (21 July 2016). "Nürburgring Thursday Notebook". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/nurburgring-thursday-notebook-2/.

[ManorMexico-34] 34.0 ^34.1 Dagys, John (19 August 2016). "Manor Drops Second LMP2 Entry for 6H Mexico". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/manor-drops-second-lmp2-car-for-6h-mexico/.

[Shanghai_Entry-35] 35.0 ^35.1 ^35.2 ^35.3 "6 Hours of Shanghai 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - Provisional Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. http://www.fiawec.com/wpphpFichiers/1/press_area/44/591/FIAWEC2016_6_hours_of_Shanghai_provisional_entry_list_191016.pdf.

[Manor_Bradley-36] "Richard Bradley Joins Manor for 2016 FIA WEC". DailySportsCar. 8 March 2016. http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/03/08/richard-bradley-joins-manor-for-2016-fia-wec.html.

[Manor_Merhi-37] "Ex-Manor F1 driver Roberto Merhi joins reborn team in WEC LMP2". Autosport. Haymarket Press. 30 March 2016. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123492/merhi-completes-manor-lmp2-lineup.

[Fuji_Entry-38] 38.0 ^38.1 ^38.2 "6 Hours of Fuji 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - Provisional Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. http://www.fiawec.com/wpphpFichiers/1/press_area/43/577/FIAWEC2016_6_hours_of_Fuji_provisional_entry_list_280916.pdf.

[AF_Corse_lineup-39] 39.0 ^39.1 ^39.2 ^39.3 Dagys, John (7 January 2016). "Bird Lands Ferrari Factory Drive with AF Corse in GTE-Pro". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/ferrari-adjusts-fia-wec-lineups-adds-bird-to-gte-pro/.

[Ford_GT-40] 40.0 ^40.1 ^40.2 ^40.3 ^40.4 ^40.5 Dagys, John (14 March 2016). "Ford Confirms Four-Car Lineup for 24H Le Mans". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/four-car-ford-gt-driver-lineup-for-24h-le-mans-confirmed/.

[Proton_lineup-41] 41.0 ^41.1 DiZinno, Tony (12 December 2015). "Dempsey Proton Set to Begin Latest Transition in 2016 WEC Season". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/dempsey-proton-set-to-begin-latest-transition-in-2016-fia-wec-season/.

[AMR-42] 42.0 ^42.1 ^42.2 ^42.3 ^42.4 ^42.5 Watkins, Gary (19 February 2016). "Aston Martin switches to Dunlop for 2016 WEC, names driver line-ups". Autosport. Haymarket Press. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122866.

[AMR_Shakeup-43] "Aston Shakes Up Pro Class Lineups". DailySportsCar. 8 July 2016. http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/07/08/aston-shakes-up-pro-class-lineups.html.

[Larbre_Lineup-44] 44.0 ^44.1 ^44.2 Dagys, John. "Larbre Adjusts Lineup for WEC Season, Targets GTE-Pro in 2017". John Dagys Media, LLC. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/larbre-adjusts-lineup-for-wec-season-targets-gte-pro-in-2017/.

[Larbre_Belloc-45] Kilshaw, Jake (9 June 2016). "Belloc Confirmed at Larbre as Ruberti Replacement". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/belloc-confirmed-at-larbre-as-ruberti-replacement/.

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[Larbre_Viljoen-47] "COTA WEC Thursday Notebook". SportsCar365. 15 September 2016. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/cota-wec-thursday-notebook-2/.

[KCMG_lineup-48] 48.0 ^48.1 ^48.2 "Joel Camathias Joins KCMG For FIA WEC". DailySportsCar. 23 March 2016. http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/03/23/joel-camathias-joins-kcmg-for-fia-wec.html.

[AF_Corse_Am-49] 49.0 ^49.1 ^49.2 "AF Corse will line up two Ferrari 488s and a 458 Italia in the 2016 World Championship". AF Corse. 10 February 2016. http://www.afcorse.it/english/B459_AF_Corse_will_line_up_two_Ferrari_488s_and_a_458_Italia_in_the_2016_World_Championship.html?page=1.

[Gulf_Lineup-50] 50.0 ^50.1 ^50.2 Dagys, John. "Carroll, Barker Complete Gulf Racing UK Lineup". John Dagys Media, LLC. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/carroll-barker-complete-gulf-racing-uk-lineup/.

[Proton_GTAm-51] 51.0 ^51.1 ^51.2 Dagys, John (17 December 2015). "Long, Heinemeier Hansson Join Abu Dhabi Proton Lineup for 2016". SportsCar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/long-heinemeier-hansson-join-abu-dhabi-proton-lineup/.

[Proton_Bachler-52] Dagys, John (8 April 2016). "Bachler to Sub for Long at 6H Silverstone". Sportscar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/bachler-to-sub-for-long-at-6h-silverstone/.

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[Dalla_Lana-54] 54.0 ^54.1 ^54.2 Dagys, John (4 December 2015). "Dalla Lana Confirms WEC Return, AMR GTD Effort for Daytona, Sebring". SportsCar365. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/dalla-lana-confirms-wec-return-amr-gtd-effort-for-daytona-sebring/.

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